Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Bill Walton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Bill Walton played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 13-6 winning record over Bill Walton, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Bill Walton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Bill Walton:
1974-75 to 1986-87
19 Games played
14 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
13
10
3
Bill Walton
6
4
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.1 7.6 12.7 2.60.5
Bill Walton 9.2 7.2 2.80.52.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 12 20 52
Bill Walton 19 16 7 37
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14

games		 10

games		 19

games		 19

games		2

games
Bill Walton 4

games 		7

games		 0

games		 0

games		13

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 0

games		 0

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1980
1. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 12 12 8 1 0 2 4 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 106   Bill Walton 10 10 4 0 2 0 4 31 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1982
2. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 32 9 5 1 2 2 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Clippers 115   Bill Walton 8 7 3 0 4 5 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 23, 1982
3. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 7 9 4 2 3 33 11-16 .688 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 115   Bill Walton 15 14 7 0 5 1 38 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 19, 1983
4. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 12 8 12 5 0 6 3 39 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 104   Bill Walton 12 8 6 1 4 3 4 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
5. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 12 11 13 4 1 8 1 39 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Clippers 110   Bill Walton 8 9 6 3 5 5 5 27 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1984
6. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 20 7 14 1 0 5 3 41 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Clippers 116   Bill Walton 17 14 4 0 1 4 2 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 25, 1984
7. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 8 7 16 3 0 3 2 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 102   Bill Walton 13 11 0 1 5 0 3 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 28, 1984
8. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 25 4 15 3 0 4 2 40 10-16 .625 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Clippers 122   Bill Walton 11 5 6 1 1 4 3 32 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
9. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 3 2 7 3 40 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 103   Bill Walton 11 7 2 0 3 1 2 25 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 29, 1984
10. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 10 16 1 1 0 2 44 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Clippers 107   Bill Walton 19 10 6 0 1 0 2 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 22, 1985
11. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 13 4 13 2 0 3 3 34 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 114   Bill Walton 15 16 3 1 2 2 3 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 16, 1985
12. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 25 9 15 3 0 3 2 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Clippers 112   Bill Walton 8 6 3 0 0 3 4 16 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
13. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 15 1 6 3 0 0 3 27 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 110   Bill Walton 11 8 0 1 7 3 2 16 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 16, 1986
14. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 6 6 12 2 0 4 1 38 0-4 .000 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Celtics 105   Bill Walton 10 7 3 1 1 1 1 26 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
15. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 29 8 13 2 1 0 2 39 13-25 .520 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 113   Bill Walton 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 04, 1987
16. Lakers 141   Magic Johnson 22 5 20 3 0 2 2 31 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 122   Bill Walton 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 07, 1987
17. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 32 11 9 1 0 1 0 43 12-18 .667 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Celtics 109   Bill Walton 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1987
18. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 29 8 12 4 0 2 4 40 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 123   Bill Walton 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1987
19. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 16 8 19 3 1 3 2 42 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 93   Bill Walton 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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